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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the soldier mentioned in the Conquest of Mexico?

2. What is the animal's name?

3. The goddess is from which culture?

4. What is Pollo?

5. The Prosecutor claims that a portrait of a person signifies which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Carmelita comments that the women need the spirit of Rosa Parks. Who is Rosa Parks? Why does Carmelita see her as a role model?

2. What is important about poetry to Carmelita?

3. What does Carmelita tell her audience about becoming a performance artist? When did it occur? How did it happen?

4. What are some of the topics discussed in the BMU by the women? What family story does Carmelita tell the others?

5. Describe Carmelita Tropicana as a person. What was her vision?

6. What about the scene is so foreign to Arriero? What is his reaction?

7. What is the main theme in "Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"

8. Who is Dee? What is her history?

9. What does Carmelita say to Dee in an attempt to garner sympathy from the woman?

10. What information is extracted from Juan(a) after more questioning from the Prosecutor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Archbishop and Prosecutor were one in the same when he appeared before Juana and Maria Luisa. What is the role of an archbishop? Why is the Archbishop also a Prosecutor? What is the Inquisition? How does it affect Juana? What is the purpose of the Inquisition? Who was affected? What was the role of the Prosecutor? What was the role of the church? How long did the Inquisition last? What was the outcome? How did it affect the characters?

Essay Topic 2

The plays work together collectively to paint a picture of the characters. One of the techniques used by Troyano was foreshadowing. List at least three examples of foreshadowing and how they related to the rest of the stories. Likewise, Troyano used the technique of flashback, particularly when it involved her relationships in and with Cuba. List at least three examples of flashback and how they related to the rest of the stories.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Maldito's regime. What about the regime was corrupt? How did it compare to Castro's regime? Did things become better or worse after the revolution? Compare and contrast the government situations before and after the 1955 revolution.

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